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news:[email hidden]:> You can cross the Nevis in the bend of the river just *underneath*
> Steall Falls. Be carefull though, it's very slippery. Walking poles
> will be usefull. Or cross 200-300 meters upstream. Less powerfull
> and deep but much wider.Yes you can. But you still risk getting your socks wet as it gets
deeper towards the Steall side of the river.The guy in front of me rolled up his trousers and crossed the river
holding his shoes and socks in one hand. Of course he slipped but
luckily for him his father made the crossing (using the wirebridge) 5
minutes earlier. His son had lost a shoe but his father could fish it
out of the river with a wooden stick. Otherwise it would have gone
down the gorge. After seeing all this I decided to put everything
(shoes, socks, altimeter) in my rucksack. A wise decision. I slipped
also and had to use both hands. On the way down from An Garbhanach we
decided to cross the wider part of the river. Didn't take our shoes of
and ran across. A thrilling (and slippery) experience.Me too. On the way back, with only the downstream walk left, I just
let my feet get wet.BTW - did you manage to get down An Garbhanach the "right" way? I
carelessly missed the right turn in the path and was half way down
to the falls before realising :-(
Yes, no probs. Just blue sky and excellent visibility.
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Theo
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